asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will bring up to date the information regarding circulars, letters, publicity booklets, orders, regulations including joint orders and directions under the Community Land Act last given in a written answer by the

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will list the disposal notification areas under the Community Land Act still in existence in Scotland; and what advice he has given to local authorities regarding the exercise of their powers in these areas, pending the repeal of the Act.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give for each region or islands area in (a) 1977–78 and (b) 1978–79 figures for staffing and administration costs relating to the Community Land Act.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will now give details in tabular form for each region in respect of (a) the 65.40 acres of industrial land and (b) the 1.02 acres of commercial land acquired in 1976–77 under the Community Land Act which have since been resold; what were the total receipts in each case; and how they compare with the acquisition costs of £245,282 and £181,750, respectively, excluding administration costs.

All accounts for 1978–79 are not yet available. From those submitted, at 31 March 1979, of the 65.4 acres of industrial land, a total of 26.07 acres had been disposed of in Lothian and Fife regions. The return from this land was £128,945 in grassums and annual rents. The position in respect of the 1.02 acres of commercial land remains as in the answer given to my hon. Friend on 11 December 1978.—[Vol. 960, c.53–54.]

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will give details in tabular form for each region in respect of (a) the 112.87 acres of industrial land and (b) the 0.01 acres of commercial land acquired in 1977–78 under the Community Land Act which have since been resold; what were the total receipts in each case; and how they compare with the acquisition costs of £618,467 and £17,000, respectively, excluding administration costs.

All acounts for 1978–79 are not yet available. From those submitted, at 31 March 1979, 2.8 acres of industrial land had been leased in Lothian region at an annual rent of372W
£2,800. No commercial land had been disposed of.